Goodbye Glenn Ford

innerSpaceman · 09-01-2006, 08:16 AM

Actually, he did not make the event at the Egyptian. His health was failing even then, and he made a videotape appearance only.

He was a class act, that's for certain.

Tref · 09-01-2006, 05:14 PM

When I visited Hawaii in 1985 I stayed at a hotel that Glenn Ford owned. I did not know that little fact when I first made the reservations, but when I checked in I noticed his picture behind the counter.
"Employee of the month?" I asked, nodding toward the photo.
"No," said the Front Desk employee. "Gl ---"
"Manager on duty?" I interrupted.
"That's Glenn Ford." He said.
"I see. Did he try to pass some bad checks here?" I gave him a look of great concern.
"No, he owns the hotel."
"Hmm ..."

And then I took the key to my room and was off. That was the beginning of my Hawaiian odyssey but then end of my indirect association with the Glenn Ford Empire. Oddly enough, I do not believe I know his films at all. But I do know one thing ...

To-night there is a new member in the greatest rock 'n roll band in Heaven. Somewhere right now, Jimi is tuning up his guitar. And somewhere nearby, an actor from the film Gilda, is being handed a guitar and wondering what the F is going on.

09-01-2006, 08:16 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Actually, he did not make the event at the Egyptian. His health was failing even then, and he made a videotape appearance only. He was a class act, that's for certain.
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09-01-2006, 05:14 PM	#2
Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	When I visited Hawaii in 1985 I stayed at a hotel that Glenn Ford owned. I did not know that little fact when I first made the reservations, but when I checked in I noticed his picture behind the counter. "Employee of the month?" I asked, nodding toward the photo. "No," said the Front Desk employee. "Gl ---" "Manager on duty?" I interrupted. "That's Glenn Ford." He said. "I see. Did he try to pass some bad checks here?" I gave him a look of great concern. "No, he owns the hotel." "Hmm ..." And then I took the key to my room and was off. That was the beginning of my Hawaiian odyssey but then end of my indirect association with the Glenn Ford Empire. Oddly enough, I do not believe I know his films at all. But I do know one thing ... To-night there is a new member in the greatest rock 'n roll band in Heaven. Somewhere right now, Jimi is tuning up his guitar. And somewhere nearby, an actor from the film Gilda, is being handed a guitar and wondering what the F is going on. __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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